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Name	Off Duty
Email Address	offduty@sailport.se
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2012-02-04 01:35:46

Re: Start

Board » Technical Support

Michael (valettas):

I notice that both of your previous posts are related to the race start times. Posted times are for Greenwich Mean Time or UTC as your local time zone is some 17 hrs in advance of this you need to make the appropriate adjustment for SOL purposes.

--- Last Edited by Off Duty at 2012-02-04 01:36:14 ---
2012-02-04 00:41:58

Re: Start

Board » Technical Support

The System will automatically bring all boats to the start 1 hour prior to the race known as "The Towback." Also any Delayed Commands set to execute after that moment will be activated when the gun goes off or later during the race depending on the time selected (UTC.)
2012-01-30 14:30:01

Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES

Board » General Discussion

Paul (NZL) I understand your position and one might well summarize that Wx delayed is Wx denied.

In the Baltic situation where the 12 hr cycle is unreliable & inconsistent there already exists tardy information compounded by an undependable schedule of when the update will occur.

By creating a Wx buffer of say 6 hr (1/2 cycle) then the tardiness would be uniform and the hardship of not knowing when it would arrive could be eliminated.

Local or alternate knowledge sources could still be employed by those so inclined to become prescient forecasters.

If indeed this inconvenience is an artifact of weekends only then the Baltic could be relegated to mid week offerings.
2012-01-26 21:49:52

Re: BALTIC WX UPDATES

Board » General Discussion

Heretically speaking, SOL could manage the Wx irregularities by Holding for 1 cycle all Wx updates & releasing info to the system on a 1 interval delay basis. Magically all Wx would be on time just 12 hrs late continuously. Realism but not real time.

Awaiting the Hue & Cry of outraged literalists.
2012-01-26 16:28:23

Re: Sailing Books

Board » General Discussion

--- Last Edited by Off Duty at 2012-01-26 16:41:13 ---
2012-01-05 21:04:14

Re: PASO LINEA DE LLEGADA

Board » Technical Support

The Finish Line feature does not function during the pre-race phase. The only way to Stop is to enter TWA=0.

La función de línea de meta no funciona durante la fase previa a la carrera. La única manera de detenerlo es entrar TWA = 0.
2011-12-23 10:58:23

Re: Match Racing

Board » Race proposals

76T had proposed a conceptual 8 Metre Rule Class event that had similar aims or could be well adapted to this particular discussion.

read here
2011-11-19 01:09:13

Great Lakes Inclusive

Board » Sailonline Yacht Club

I do not believe that SOL has, as of yet, sailed on the waters of Lake Ontario.

A couple of viable options may be found here:

http://www.lo300.org/racers-info/courses

P.S.

Technically speaking SOL has dropped anchor there (Lake Erie Round the Islands Challenge #307) but certainly a full scale course has yet to be devised.

Lake St. Clair is the red-headed stepchild of the Great Lakes & The Detroit River is not visible under current SOL map rendering technology.

Just saying . . .

Port Huron to Niagara Falls would be Da Bomb

--- Last Edited by Off Duty at 2011-11-19 07:22:12 ---
2011-07-22 12:23:22

Re: JULY 2011

Board » Race Calendar

There is no point in substituting the Port Huron-Mac for the Chi-Mac unless the purpose was to run the event in sync with the actual race.

We have run these events in the past without any tie-ins. They provide all the boat tracking regardless and I see no reason to alter our ability to virtually participate because of this. It certainly has seemed to overly complicate the matter this year.

--- Last Edited by 8mR Who at 2011-07-22 12:58:44 ---
2011-07-22 11:15:04

Re: JULY 2011

Board » Race Calendar

RainbowChaser said @ 2011-07-12 19:16:55:

OK...the Chi-Mac will be removed from the draft August calendar and this year SOL's Race to Mackinac will be from Huron on 23 July

How's that?

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